[UA] 1950s UA

[Scott Dorward]

Heya, Kev!

On Mon, July 3, 2006 13:03, Kevin White said:
> Also if anyone has any suggested reading for 1950s detective type
> stuff that would be useful.

I'd suggest Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer novels.  They lack some of the
baroque subtelty of Raymond Chandler, but the period is right and they
have a nasty edge to them.  You can pick up omnibus editions pretty
cheaply.

And it probably goes without saying that you'd get a lot from any of James
Ellroy's period pieces.

- Scott

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